Employers Beware - Resume Fraud a Major Problem - Workology

Employers Beware - Resume Fraud a Major Problem - Workology A recent article in the Boston Business Journal reported that according to hiring managers and human resource professionals, the falsification of resumes is a widespread problem. Misrepresentation on a resume or employment application can take two forms: The making of a false or misleading statement, or Omission of significant details about an applicants background or employment history. According to this article, stretching dates to cover up employment gaps is the most commonly-caught resume lie. An applicant may believe that he or she will not be viewed in a favorable light if the resume reflects periods of unemployment. Also, an open period of employment may suggest that the reason for leaving the prior employer may have been for reasons unflattering to the applicant. Other resume misrepresentation may include the following: A false claim that the applicant has obtained a particular academic degree or certificate Received a degree from a particular college or university Has achieved certain technical skills Has received various certifications Exaggerating or misrepresenting certain accomplishments To deter these types of misrepresentations, the employers application or hiring materials should include a statement that any false or misleading representations during the application process or the failure to disclose an important fact will immediately disqualify the applicant from any further consideration for employment. The employer should usually conduct a background check on the applicant. A routine background check is relatively inexpensive. Identifying an applicant who is falsifying his or her resume will justify such an expense. The more critical the position, the more the employer may wish to attempt to verify information provided on a resume. For example, verifying that a college was attended, or a degree received might be important if the position the employer is seeking to fill requires a certain level of intellectual accomplishment. This will also be true if the job must be filled by an individual with a particular level of skill in a technical area. Another technique frequently overlooked by interviewers is the simple step of examining the public record. Today, especially with younger applicants, you may be able to locate interesting, and sometimes revealing, information about the applicant on such Internet pages as MySpace, Facebook, or YouTube. Such pages might confirm the persons resume, or more importantly, show false statements or character or personality traits that the employer may find disturbing. Also, the interviewer might simply use the persons name as a search term in Google. Many times, such a search will be useless, but there is that occasional time when valuable information is revealed. Finally, even though examining and verifying representations on a resume may be important, there is no substitute for excellent interviewing skills. Simply walking a person through his or her resume is usually not very helpful. It is preferable to ask questions that the applicant will not anticipate. It may be useful to give the applicant specific problems and issues, and ask the person how he or she would deal with the problem. Such tactics will give you a glimpse of the applicants ability to express him/herself and respond to very concrete issues the applicant may have to face on the job. A skilled interviewer will structure the interview so that the applicant is doing most of the talking, while the interviewer is listening and observing. Finally, you should resist the temptation, and more importantly convince management to resist the temptation to overlook misrepresentations during the application process because we really need someone. Misrepresentations on a resume or in the application process may reveal a character flaw which could prove harmful to the company in the future if such a person is employed today. Recognize that in a tough job market, applicants may bend the truth, or lie be prepared! Russell J. Thomas, Jr. Attorney at Law THOMAS ASSOCIATES 4121 Westerly Place, Suite 103 Newport Beach, California 92660 Tel: (949) 752-0101 Fax: (949) 257-4756 Email: rthomas@rjtlawfirm.com Web: http://www.rjtlawfirm.com J.D., Harvard Law School, 1967 Specializes in Employment Law and Litigation Offices in Southern California (Los Angeles and Orange County)

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Wh?n business people t?lk ?b?ut business w?th m?l? ?x??ut?v??, th?? ??n b? unn?rv?ng.In th?? t??? ?f ??tu?t??n, w?m?n m?? f??l th?t th?? n??d t? ?d??t a c haracteristically m???ul?n? mentality t?w?rd bu??n???: ??m??t?t?v?, forceful, ?nd ??m?t?m?? ?v?rl? extreme. In any case, ?u?????ful CEO? b?l??v? th?t r?m??n?ng genuine t? th?m??lv?? ?nd f?nd?ng th??r ?wn voice ?r? th? k??? t? conquering biased ?x???t?t??n?.Be ??ur??lf ?nd h?v? ??nf?d?n?? ?n wh? ??u ?r?, ???d H?l?r? G?ng?, f?und?r, ?nd CEO ?f Trunkettes. You h?v? ??m? t? wh?r? ??u ?r? w?th h?rd work ?nd ??r??v?r?n??, yet m??t ?m??rt?nt, ??u ?r? th?r?. D? n?t ??ttl? f?r a m?n'? thought ?f h?w a pioneer ?h?uld b?.2) Dealing w?th constrained ?????? t? f?n?n?ingN?t ?ll ?t?rtu? f?und?r? ???k ?nv??t?r? t? h?l? m?k? th??r bu??n??? t?k? ?ff, yet th??? wh? kn?w h?w d?ff??ult th? l?un?h process ??n b?. In?r????ng ????t?l ?? ?v?n m?r? d?ff??ult f?r w?m?n-?wn?d businesses.A 2014 B?b??n College report f?und th?t l??? th?n 3 ??r??nt ?f v?ntur? ????t?l f?rm? h?d female CEOs.B?nn?? Cr?t?r, ?r???d?nt, ?nd CEO ?f Full C?r?l? In??ght?, ???d th?t financial speculators t?nd t? ?nv??t ?n ?t?rtu?? run b? i ndividuals ?f th??r ?wn tr?b? â€" f?r ?x?m?l?, a St?nf?rd-?du??t?d ?nv??t?r w?ll w?nt t? bolster a St?nf?rd. Th?? m??n? th?t v?ntur? capital f?rm? w?th f?m?l? accomplices ?r? m?r? l?k?l? t? contribute ?n w?m?n-l?d startups.But ????rd?ng t? th? B?b??n report, th?? speaks to ?nl? 6% ?f US organizations. W?m?n looking for enterprising financial specialists ?h?uld bu?ld ??nf?d?n?? thr?ugh ?n ?x??ll?nt t??m ?nd th? business ?l?n r???mm?nd? Cr?t?r.evalInvestors t?????ll? l??k f?r ??m??n??? th?t ??n ?n?r???? th??r v?lu?t??n t? m?r? th?n $ 1 b?ll??n, Cr?t?r ???d. Th?nk ?f h?w t? d? it, ?h? exhorted. In the event that ??u h?v? specialists ?n ??ur establishing t??m wh? ??n d? w?ll [bu??n???] ???r?t??n?, financial specialists w?ll h?v? certainty ?n th??? ????l?. [You t??] n??d a decent f?t ?n th? item market.An?th?r w?? t? beat th?? ?r?bl?m ?? t? work t? include m?r? f?m?l? ?nv??t?r? ?n mutu?l ?u???rt, ???d F?l?n? H?n??n, f?und?r ?f holy messenger ?nv??t?r bunch Hera Fund ?nd H?r? Center point w?rk?????. A???rd?ng t? H?n??n, bunches l?k? h?r? ?r? l??k?ng n?t ?nl? t? motivate ?nd ?n??ur?g? w?m?n ?nv??t?r? be that as it may, ?l?? t? gr?w ?nd ?u???rt ?th?r enterprising w?m?n thr?ugh fund?ng ?nd ?tr?t?g?? ?du??t??n?l w?rk?h???.Entr??r?n?ur??l ladies ??n r???? th? capital n??d?d f?r th??r bu??n??? b? learning t? ??k f?r ?x??tl? wh?t th?? n??d, ?v?n ?f ?t m??n? ??k?ng f?r m?r? th?n th?? w?nt.3) Struggl?ng t? b? t?k?n ??r??u?l? At ?n? t?m? ?r ?n?th?r, m??t ladies CEOs find th?m??lv?? ?n ?ndu?tr? ?r work environment overwhelmed b? m?n wh? d? n?t w?nt t? recognize th??r l??d?r?h?? job. 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C?n????u? ??mmun?t?- bu?ld?ng qu?l?t??? ?n??ur?g?d ?n youthful g?rl? m?? l??d ladies t? und?r??t?m?t? th??r ?wn v?lu? un?nt?nt??n?ll?. M?ll? M??D?n?ld, f?und?r ?nd CEO ?f Th? Portable L??k?r C?., a ?t?rtu? th?t ?r?v?d?? ??r??n?l ?t?r?g? f?r ?v?nt?, ???d ?t h?? ?lw??? f?und ?t d?ff??ult t? pass on ?t? ?wn v?lu? ?? a leader.Wh?n I t?lk ?b?ut th? ??m??n? … I ?lw??? find m???lf ????ng 'w?' ?n?t??d ?f 'm?,' M??D?n?ld ???d. Utilizing th? f?r?t ??r??n t? talk about th? triumphs ???m? t? m? ?? ?f I ?m br?gg?ng, ?nd I ??n n?t g?t r?d ?f th? ?d?? th?t ?f ??m??n? kn?w? th?t I ?m ?nl? ?n control, th? v?lu? ?f wh?t w? d? w?ll d?m?n??h. A? I develop u?, I'm making ?n ?ff?rt t? ?wn wh?t I achieved. L?k?w???, Sh?l?nd? D?wn?ng, f?und?r ?f Virtual W?rk T??m, prompts ladies t? perceive th? v?lu? ?f th??r ?r??t?v? ideas.I h?d t? b? ?ur?r???d wh?n I r??l?z?d th?t I'm g?v?ng t?? mu?h w?th?ut a money related responsibility fr?m a potential ?u?t?m?r, D?wn?ng ???d. I r???mm?nd th?t ?th?r w?m?n ?l?? v?lu? th??r kn?wl?dg?.evalSharon R?wl?nd?, wh? ??rv?? ?? president ?f G?nn?tt/USA TODAY NETWORK M?rk?t?ng Solutions ?nd R???hL???l, h?? ?gr??d th?t tru?t ?? th? key t? ?u????? ?v?n wh?n ??u f??? a room full ?f m?n.I h?d ??nf?d?n?? ?n m? capacity t? run th? bu??n???, R?wl?nd? ???d. I ju?t m?d? ?ur? th?t wh?t?v?r ?n?t??t?v? I w?? tr??ng t? f?ll?w w?? upheld u? b? a strong bu??n??? ????. I w?? n?v?r ill-e quipped f?r th? qu??t??n? th?t I knew w?uld come.5) Bu?ld?ng a help n?tw?rk evalH?v?ng a vigorous ?u???rt arrange ?? ????nt??l f?r bu??n??? ?u?????, ?? ?t'? n? ?ur?r??? th?t 48% ?f f?und?r? r???rt th?t th? l??k ?f experts ?nd coaches ?v??l?bl? l?m?t? th??r proficient gr?wth, ????rd?ng t? In?.W?th m??t ?f th? world's t??- l?v?l business ?t?ll b??ng commanded b? m?n, ?t ??n b? troublesome t? br??k thr?ugh ?nd f???l?t?t? th? ?ntr?du?t??n? ?nd ??nn??t??n? ?n ??m? ?f th? m?r? ?l?t??t business n?tw?rk?, Hanson ???d. Like m??t organizations, t?d?? ?t ?t?ll ??und? tru? w?th th? reasoning th?t '?t'? n?t wh?t ??u kn?w, ?t'? wh? ??u know', th?t ??n b? a b?g f??t?r ?n ??ur ult?m?t? ?u?????.Kn?w?ng wh?r? t? discover th? r?ght support n?tw?rk ?? n?t ?lw??? simple. S?m? g??d ?l???? t? start ?n?lud? w?m?n'? n?tw?rk?ng occasions â€" ?u?h ?? WIN C?nf?r?n???, EWomen Network ?nd Bizwomen occasions â€" ?? w?ll ?? f?rum? ?nd ?nl?n? gr?u?? ?r??t?d explicitly f?r w?m?n ?n bu??n???, ?u?h ?? th? Ellevate N?t w?rk.evalOn?? ??u f?nd ??ur arrange ?f ?u???rt?r?, d? n?t b? ?fr??d t? ??k wh?t ??u r??ll? n??d th?m.Ask ?ft?n ?nd … b? ?l??r ?b?ut wh?t ??u n??d. Y?u n?v?r kn?w wh? h?? th? capacity t? help, ???d Add?? Swartz, CEO ?f reacHIRE, wh??h ??nn??t? bu??n????? t? ladies r?turn?ng t? w?rk ?ft?r a br??k ?r w?m?n wh? ?r? l??k?ng f?r n?w r?l?? ?nd advances.P???l? ?r? m?r? l?k?l? t? ??m? ?n ?f ??u'r? explicit ?b?ut wh?t ??u n??d th?m t? do, included Sw?rtz. On the off chance that ??u d? n?t ??k, ??u w?ll n?t.

Writing an Illustrator Resume

Writing an Illustrator ResumeWriting an illustrator resume will require all the same important elements as any other type of resume. This means having a clear objective and objectives for each skill you wish to showcase. Also, it will show that you are creative and have versatility in various fields.Illustrator resumes must also feature your personal and professional achievements. However, it is not an accurate resume when it only shows accomplishments from one or two years of work experience. Ideally, you should demonstrate your talents for at least five years worth of experience.Your abilities should be aligned with your skill set and the area of the particular field you have chosen. While you may display some ability in a specific area such as painting, there are others you may be better suited to work in such as web design or illustration. It is important to highlight your skills in those areas that match what you are looking for.If you are uncertain which skills you need to emph asize, use this article as a guide and seek help from potential employers. For example, if you want to apply for web design jobs, have a portfolio or website to show potential employers. You can provide this as an illustrator resume template. There is no guarantee that you will be contacted by these employers, but it will provide you with some information on what they are looking for.A great way to keep the content of your illustrator resume relevant is to include your unique skills in relevant positions. For example, if you are an excellent designer, highlight it in a job position like a web designer. Similarly, if you are a fine artist, do the same for illustration positions such as a drawing artist.If you are applying for a job as a graphic designer, then you can put together an interesting and compelling advertisement that shows you have the skills required to make a specific product. An example of this would be a website that highlights creative ways you can use an image in adv ertising, while highlighting the qualities you possess in order to complete the project.If you are an illustrator, then you can also take your abilities and combine them with other backgrounds, such as photography, to create your own unique portfolio. Here you can also demonstrate you can combine skills in fields such as illustration and printmaking. By doing this, you can ensure that your illustrator resume is unique and highly relevant to a prospective employer.In order to make your skills and accomplishments stand out, you will need to supply a short paragraph about your own experience. Just listing a few of your work experience on a CV is not enough. To make your illustrator resume stand out, you will need to be able to back up your experience with verifiable proof of specific skills and experiences.

What Does a Paralegal Do

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